piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
area; region; district; locality
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
leader; magnate; bigwig; extremely large head